Emily+Bill 31 Years!

Given Name EMILY
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: EM-ə-lee [key]
Meaning & History
English feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). In the English-speaking world it was not common until after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century; the princess Amelia Sophia (1711-1786) was commonly known as Emily in English, even though Amelia is an unrelated name.

Famous bearers include the British author Emily Bronte (1818-1848), who wrote 'Wuthering Heights', and the American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886).
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VARIANTS: Amilia, Emalee, Emely, Emilee, Emilia
DIMINUTIVES: Em, Emmie, Emmy, Millie, Milly
OTHER LANGUAGES: Aemilia (Ancient Roman), Emiliya (Bulgarian), Emilija (Croatian), Emílie (Czech), Emilia, Emilie (Danish), Emilia, Emmi (Finnish), Émilie (French), Emilie (German), Emília (Hungarian), Emilía (Icelandic), Emilia (Italian), Emīlija (Latvian), Emilija (Lithuanian), Emilija (Macedonian), Emilia, Emilie, Milly (Norwegian), Emilia (Polish), Emília (Portuguese), Emilia (Romanian), Emilija (Serbian), Emília (Slovak), Emilija (Slovene), Emilia (Spanish), Emelie, Emilia, Emilie, Milly (Swedish)

Given Name WILLIAM
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: WIL-ee-əm, WIL-yəm [key]
Meaning & History
From the Germanic name Willahelm, which was composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and helm "helmet, protection". Saint William of Gellone was an 8th-century cousin of Charlemagne who became a monk. The name was common among the Normans, and it became extremely popular in England after William the Conqueror was recognized as the first Norman king of England. It was later borne by three other English kings, as well as rulers of Scotland, Sicily (of Norman origin), the Netherlands and Prussia.

Other famous bearers include William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish hero, and William Tell, a legendary 14th-century Swiss hero. In the literary world it was borne by dramatist William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet William Blake (1757-1827), poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850), dramatist William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), author William Faulkner (1897-1962), and author William S. Burroughs (1914-1997).
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DIMINUTIVES: Bill, Billie, Billy, Liam, Wil, Will, Willie, Willy
FEMININE FORM: Willa
OTHER LANGUAGES: Wilhelm, Willahelm (Ancient Germanic), Gwilherm (Breton), Guillem (Catalan), Vilim, Vilko (Croatian), Vilém (Czech), Vilhelm (Danish), Wilhelmus, Willem, Jelle, Pim, Wil, Willy, Wim (Dutch), Vilhelmo, Vilĉjo (Esperanto), Villem (Estonian), Vilhelm, Viljami, Jami, Vilhelmi, Vilho, Vili, Viljo, Ville (Finnish), Guillaume (French), Wilhelm, Willi, Willy, Wim (German), Vilhelm, Vilmos, Vili (Hungarian), Vilhjálmur (Icelandic), Uilliam, Liam, Uilleag, Ulick (Irish), Guglielmo (Italian), Vilhelms, Vilis (Latvian), Wöllem, Wullem, Wum (Limburgish), Vilhelmas (Lithuanian), Illiam (Manx), Wiremu (Maori), Wilkin, Wilky, Wilmot (Medieval English), Vilhelm (Norwegian), Wilhelm (Polish), Guilherme (Portuguese), Uilleam (Scottish), Viliam (Slovak), Viljem, Vili, Vilko (Slovene), Guillermo (Spanish), Vilhelm, Ville (Swedish), Gwilym, Gwil, Gwilim, Gwillym (Welsh)